Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream / Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weiteka...
Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream / Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weiteka...
Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream / Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp].
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Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Date
2009.
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NQ629.45009/4
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Language
English
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Physical content
133 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
"T minus thirty-eight years" -- "I jumped at the offer" -- "Not a meaningful test" -- "Mommy's going to the moon!" -- "Too good to be true" -- "Regret to advise" -- "Let's stop this now!" -- "Jerrie Cobb isn't running this program. I am!" -- "The men go off and fight the wars and fly the airplanes"...
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Publisher
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2009.
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Summary
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape, any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest ma...
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Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream / Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp].
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"The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-130) and index.
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NQ629.45009/4
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74VvJ8lzGvXl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvJ8lzGvXl
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ISBN
0763636118 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780763636111 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
629.450092273
MMS ID
991008228999702626
